What does this teach us, about horses and about people? Well, for one thing, a horse will keep working — in this case, running at top speed — without supervision. So will a person. So if you’re the boss, cut your workforce loose and see how they run.

The fact DH came in first also shows what a horse (or a person) can do when relieved of the weight of management … or government regulation. No doubt she ran faster because she was relieved of 80 or 90 pounds of jockey, while the other horses were burdened with riders.

Of course, she didn’t win, technically. “For some reason, the rider apparently has to stay atop the horse for a real win to count,” writes Jay Busbee for The Turnstile.

“Leave me alone and I’ll run circles around these other nags,” DH might have said. But she can’t say it, so I’ll say it for her.